Treatment

Treatment involves surgery to remove one or both ovaries. This procedure is usually successful in returning normal menstruation (in premenopausal women) and ceasing masculinization. If the tumor is late stage and particularly aggressive (which is rare),
radiation therapy
,
chemotherapy
, or both, in addition to surgery, may be needed.

Prevention

There are no known ways to prevent ovarian cancer of any kind, as the cause is unknown.

Revision Information

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